Fussy Cutting #173

Well its time to join in with another fun challenge over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com and this time around it is Sarah's turn to choose and for me this couldn't be a better one. Sarah has chosen for us all to add some "fussy cutting" to our projects.

I just love to fussy cut, I attend a crop (when I can fit it in) held by Chrissy of www.merlyimpressions.co.uk and her layouts always include fussy cutting. So this layout was made at one of those last year.

This photo is of myself and my darling husband on our wedding day back in 1986!! All the flowers and leaves were cut out by hand and layered using silicon glue adding lots of depth
Here is the paper I used to cut up it is called Roses from the Secret Garden Collection.

   

 Here is another page I made this week but using a photo from 2007 which my husband took when we visited Pisa and the leaning tower. The papers are from Michelle Collins, Kaisercraft and Unknown. The grey paper is cut at 10 inch sq of which you can see I gutted some to fussy cut the flowers along with the off cut. The photo I mounted on to the Rose paper but first I cut in to the design so the flowers would fall over the photo. I raised some of the extra cut flowers using Pinflare then added some black Stickles glue. The two sentiments are also from a Michelle Collins paper.

I hope you will now give your scissors a bit of an airing and join in with this great challenge.

Have fun and Happy Crafting

Sue.

Thanksgiving at MSC 170

Hello again.

Over at www.mysehercrafts.blogspot.com it is new design team member Kristi's turn to pick a theme and she has chosen Thanksgiving.
We don't celebrate this holiday over here in the U.K so my card is not quite that style but it's a Thank You. Here it is...

I used papers from a country style pad I had along with pre-cut embellishments. Afraid I couldn't tell you who it is all by but its finished now.
I used a burnt orange cardstock to make my base card and its a tent fold too. I added a brad to the centre of the flower and a red star to cover a brown one that was on the tag. I mounted both tags on cream card for stability.

Now its your turn to join in with us this week, you could be chosen as our Guest Designer for the New Year!.

Sue

Tag Your It #169

Hi,
This time around over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com it is owner Sheri's turn to choose the challenge and it is one of use a tag shape anywhere on your project or even make a tag.

I chose to make a cute birthday card for a chap I know.

The card this time is 6x6 and uses Kaiserkraft papers. I cut the tag myself and added the Verve boarder at the bottom, the stamp is theirs too. The balloon die was Free with a magazine and it cuts so well giving a stiched edge too. I used the dots which came out of the die to pop around the card as gems wouldn't be approprate this time round lol.

Come and join in it should be fun!

Sue

Halloween Time!

Hi There,

Time for a new challenge over at www.mysheri.blogspot.com . And this time design team sister Raquel has chosen one of Halloween but NOT cards this time but gift bags that we give away our treats in.

Here is mine a paper cup with a difference it can't be used lol.

Come and play along and show us what you have ready for your own "trick or treaters"

Sue

MOJO Monday 418

I just love the sketch over at  www.mojomonday.blogspot.co.uk this week so I thought I'd give it a go. I save the sketches weekly but don't always get chance to join in but nearly always make a card at some point using it.

I used Verve's Better with You stamp set and I paper pieced the coffee cups. Bakers twine and a black cord I saved off a price ticket are used at the top. The centre blue paper has been embossed for texture and layered up on yellow flower paper.
Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue

Pretty In Pink #167

Hi,
Well it's that time again to enjoy a fun challenge over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com . This time it is the turn of Design Team Sister Peachy to choose. October is well known for raising awareness for Cancer Charities around the world so what better time to show your support and make a card or project to show you care.

Here is my card, it is 5x5 and uses two stamps from Verve as well as their ribbon die and fancy boarder. I love their dies they cut so well. All the papers used were precious scraps and I added a few gems too.

Please join in with this worthwhile challenge.

Sue

Tic Tac Toe 3 in a row.

Hello there,
Well this time around over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com it is my turn to choose the theme and I've come up with this 3 in a row challenge.


Colour brown                     Twine                  Stencil

Butterfly                              Metal                  Flower
                                      Embellishment

Ribbon                                 Tag                      Lace

Here is what I have made, it is a card for my uncle who likes to turn wood so I pulled out my bark embossing folder.

First off I made a 5x7 card base then matted on a piece of Kaisercraft paper from my stash which I inked around using corduroy, then I matted the bark effect on to black to make it pop. I cut out the tag shape by hand and used a Verve sentiment stamp on a die cut circle. I added the twine to the top. At the bottom I added 2 metal brads shaped like screws.
As you can see I used column B on my card Twine, Metal embellishment and Tag

I have used a sketch from Viva La Verve but didn't enter it then.

OK now it's your turn, leave a little comment so I know you've been by.

Sue